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Lyon, Thoburn C.Aerial NavigationNew York National Aeronautics Council Inc. 1942 First Edition Hardcover Good Good New York: National Aeronautics Council Inc., 1942. First edition, 1942. World War II era aviation. Illustrated with diagrams and a folding color map which is a section of a map showing the Green Airway No. 1 outside of Seattle and Tacoma. Blue cloth with dustjacket. A handful of tiny light colored spots to the upper portion of the front cover, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages with no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has some age-toning and shelf soil as well as a number of tiny chips to the upper portion of the front panel, but little paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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42.00 USD

Mack, GerstleThe Land Divided: A History of the Panama Canal and Other Isthmian Canal ProjectsNew York Alfred A Knopf Inc 1944 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Good SignedNew York: Alfred A Knopf Inc, 1944. Stated first edition, 1944, with a personalized inscription signed by the author on the front free endpaper. Very good in lightly chipped dustjacket. Thick hardcover in black cloth with dustjacket. The book is in very good condition with sound binding, clean pages, no other names or markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some edgewear and minor chipping to the extremities, fairly little paper loss.. Inscribed by The Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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75.00 USD

Mann, Paul B.How to Draw Rolling StockLondon & New York The Studio Publications 1949 First Edition Hardcover Fine Very Good London & New York: The Studio Publications, 1949. First edition, first printing. Detailed instructions on how to draw the various types of railroads, railroad apparatus and details of train cars and locomotives, illustrated throughout in black and white. Hardcover, illustrated dustjacket. The book is in fine condition with firm binding, no names or other markings, dustjacket is in very good condition with some light shelfwear, in mylar protector.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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22.00 USD

Masland, WilliamThrough the Back Doors of the World in a Ship That Had WingsNew York Vantage Press 1984 053305818X / 9780533058181 First Edition Hardcover Very Good Very Good New York: Vantage Press, 1984. Stated first edition, 1984. An engaging first-hand account of the history of flying boats - aircraft meant to land on water - illustrated with black and white photographs. Blue cloth with dustjacket. Very good with light rubbing to extremities, good hinges, firm text block, clean pages, no names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some shelf rubbing, especially along the joints, but no chips or tears.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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95.00 USD

McGowan, Captain GordonThe Skipper and the EaglePrinceton, New Jersey D. Van Nostrand Company 1960 First Edition Hardcover Good Good Princeton, New Jersey: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1960. First edition [1906]. The story of how the Horst Wessel, a German sailing ship and prize of World War II, was transformed into the Coast Guard training ship, the Eagle. Blue cloth, illustrated with black and white photographs, illustrated dustjacket. Some shelf rubbing, good hinges, sound text block, unevenly age-toned endpapers, name at top of front free endpaper, pages otherwise clean and unmarked. The mylar protected dustjacket is not priceclipped and has some shelfwear and rubbing, darkened spine, a couple of very short closed tears, very little paper loss.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dust jacket present. First Edition.
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22.00 USD

Mick MyalAlternative Engines. Volume ITucson, Arizona Fiesta Publishing 1996 0964361329 / 9780964361324 First Edition Paperback Good Tucson, Arizona: Fiesta Publishing, 1996. First edition, 1996. Softcover in generally good condition but with a handfull of pages near the middle of the book reglued into the book and sticking out a little (no guarantees they'll stay in for a long time). Otherwise very good with only very light cover wear, clean pages, no names or other markings. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.
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20.00 USD

Middlebrook, Louis F.The Laws of Oleron; or The Judgments of the Sea. A.D. 1375. From Black Book of the Admiralty, Reprinted 1871Mystic, Connecticut The Marine Historical Association, Inc. 1935 First Edition Paperback Very Good Mystic, Connecticut: The Marine Historical Association, Inc., 1935. Original Marine Historical Association publication, Volume I, No. 10. Softcover, about 12 pages. Very good with only minor edgewear, binding sound, pages lightly age-toned but clean (a couple of very minor spots to two margins), light cigarette odor which should dissipate over time, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition.
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35.00 USD

Mills, William WirtModern Marine Marvels. The Hudson River and Its Famous Steamers. King's Booklets SeriesNew York Moses King 1904 First Edition Paperback Good New York: Moses King, 1904. First edition, 1904. Softcover printed booklet, oblong format 5" x 7.5", about 12 pages, almost all pages illustrated with full page black and white images of steamships, including a two-page center spread. King's Booklets series, with Compliments of the Hudson River Day Line printed at the top of the front cover. Some edgewear and separation of the upper and lower two inches of the covers separated but still attached, contents clean, no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good. Oblong 12mo. First Edition.
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45.00 USD

Modeinger, William M.The Road to Paradise : The Story of the Rebirth of the Strasburg Rail RoadLancaster, PA The Strasburg Rail Road Shop, Inc. 1983 First Edition Paperback Very Good Lancaster, PA: The Strasburg Rail Road Shop, Inc., 1983. First edition of this illustrated history of the Strasburg Rail Road in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Printed wraps, 38 pages. Some light edgewear to the covers, internally very clean with no names or other markings.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. First Edition.
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8.00 USD